Selective beverage dispenser



June 19, 1951 Filed May 3, 1950 E. J. HOUSEKEEPER SELECTIVE BEVERAGEDISPENSER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTURNEYLS June 19, 1951 E. J. HOUSEKEEPER 2,557,289

SELECTIVE BEVERAGE DISPENSER Filed May a, 1950 2 sh'eets-Sheet 2 "munnmmmw%:liiig INVEN TOR.

' Ewri QZ oasee oer ATZWRNEYS Patented June 19, 1951 SELECTIVE BEVERAGEDISPENSER Earl J. Housekeeper, Wooster, Ohio, assignor to The WoosterBrass Company, Wooster, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application May 3, 1950, Serial No. 159,702

I 11'Claims. l

The invention relates generally to faucets for dispensing carbonatedbeverages, and more particularly to a faucet of novel design andconstruction for dispensing selectively high or low pressure carbonatedwater, and syrup alone or simultaneously to be mixed with the carbonatedwater.

A conventional type of faucet for dispensing carbonated water andflavoring syrup separately from a spout for being mixed in a glass, isshown in U. S. Patent No. 2,401,914 issued June 11, 1946, to C. V. DiPietro. This type of faucet comprises a cylindrical shutter valverotatable in a cast body and having U-shaped ports for connecting inletand outlet passageways in the body, and a gasket is required for makinga tight seal between the fiat slidable abutting surfaces of the shuttervalve and the faucet body, which gasket is subject to constant wear. Dueto the sticky nature of the syrup, it tends to build up a residue aroundthe port openings on the surface of the shutter, and collect lint andforeign matter at those points.

With this conventional type of faucet, substantial time and expense arerequired in drilling the U-shaped ports in the shutter and thepassageways in the body accurately, and moreover, difficulty is had inmaking a tight connection between the inlet passageways in the body andthe supply tubes conducting the syrup and carbonated water to the body.These connections require brazing or soldering, which is a troublesomeoperation because the supply tubes are required to be ofcorrosion-resistant material such as stainless steel.

Another disadvantage with this conventional type of faucet is that thefaucet body is connected, as by brazing, to the faucet arm to give atight joint, and a straight arm is therefore not interchangeable with agooseneck arm after the faucet is completed.

Still another and very serious disadvantage with this conventional typeof faucet is that the passageways in the shutter and the body are verydifiicult to clean because of their crooked nature including severalangular bends, and this is particularly true of the syrup passagewaysbedispensing faucet in which the inlet passageways extend straightthrough the faucet and are accessible from the front end thereof so thatthey can be easily cleaned at any time with a brush.

Another object is to provide a novel beverage dispensing faucet havingstraight through inlet passageways and valve seats in said passageways,so that the valve seats can be cleaned simultaneously with thepassageways.

A further object is to provide a novel beverage dispensing faucet whichhas a detachable sealing joint at its rear end with the faucet arm, sothat it can be used interchangeably with a straight arm or a gooseneckarm, and easily disconnected at the joint for thorough cleaning. 1

Another object is to provide a novel beverage dispensing faucet which ismade entirely from stainless steel bar stock, and requires no castings,and in which the ends of the supply tubes are connected to the faucetarm and do not require separate connection with the faucet body.

A still further object is to provide a novel beverage dispensing faucetwhich is substantially self-flushing and self-cleaning because theliquids flow through only one angular bend, and because the valves openaxially away from the valve seats so as to flush out any foreignmaterial tending to accumulate at those points.

These and other objects are accomplished by the parts, improvements,combinations and arrangements comprising the present invention, apreferred embodiment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings asexemplifying the best known mode of carrying out the invention, theinvention being described in detail in the accompanying specification,and the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claimsforming part hereof.

In general terms, the novel faucet comprising the present invention maybe described as having a preferably cylindrical body with a plurality ofpassageways extending longitudinally therethrough and having means formaking a detachable sealing jointbetween the rear end of the passagewaysand the front end of the faucet arm, there being a removable cap on thefrontend normally covering the front ends of said passageways andcompressing springs in the pashaving cam means for actuating saidrelease pins to open said valves against spring pressure, and

there being a push lever in front of the cap for opening one of thevalves against spring pressure.

Referring to the drawings forming part here- 'of, in which a preferredembodiment of the invention is shown by way of example:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved faucet connected to a faucetarm, showing various positions of the handles in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a front end elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section thereof; H I

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view as on line 44, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary rear end elevation of the faucet body with thegasket removed;

Fig. 6 is a transverse elevation as on line 6. Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary plan section as on line 'I--'l, Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view, partly inelevation, as on line 88, Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view as on line 99, Fig.4;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view as on line II0,Fig. 4; and

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary plan sectional view as on line II--I I, Fig. 4.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views ofthe drawings.

The novel beverage dispensing faucet of the present invention has 2.preferably cylindrical body I2, which may conveniently be made fromstainless steel bar stock, so that all passageways therein will havecorrosion-resistant surfaces not affected by liquids flowingtherethrough such as carbonated water and flavoring syrups. The rear endof the body I2 is adapted for detachable connection with the shank of afaucet arm, and a straight faucet arm I3 is shown connected to thefaucet body I2 in Figs. 1 and 3, but it will be understood that agooseneck faucet arm may be connected in the same manner within thescope of the invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rear end of the arm I3 is provided with ashoulder abutment I4 for abutting a supporting wall or the like, and ahollow threaded tube I extends rearwardly from the abutment I4 and has aclamping nut I6 screwed thereon. Flexible metal supply tubes I1 and I8of corrosion-resistant material are located within the faucet arm forconducting the carbonated water and syrup to the faucet, and these tubesare secured as by brazing in the shank I9 of the arm and terminate inthe flat front surface 20 of the shank in register with inletpassageways extending through the faucet body.

The rear end of the faucet body I2 is provided with a circular recess 2|surrounded by a flat annular surface 22 for abutting the flat surface 20of the shank, and a disk washer 23 of resilient material is fitted intothe recess 2I for abutting the surface to make a tight joint or sealaround the registering tubes and passageways.

Preferably, the end of the shank I9 is provided with an annular shoulder24 which is engaged by an interior shoulder on a nut 25 screwed onto thereduced rear end 26 of the body, so that the flat surfaces 20 and 22 canbe drawn tightly together and compress the gasket to make a tightleak-proof joint. Preferably, a dowel pin 21 extends through the jointinto the shank I9 and body I2, for maintaining the ports and passagewaysin proper registry.

Referring to Fig. 5, the rear end of the inlet passageway for thecarbonated water is indicatedat 28 and this passageway is located so asto be in register with the carbonated water supply duct I! in the shank.The rear end of the syrup passageway is shown at 29, and this passagewayis located so as to be in register with the e'ndof the syrup supply ductI 8 in the shank.

and 29 registering with the ports or tubesin the shank and the ends ofthe passageways 28 and 29 in the body, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Referring to Fig. 10, the carbonated water inlet passageway 28 extendslongitudinally to ward the front of the body I2, and communicatesaxially with an enlarged valve bore or passageway 30, the shoulder 3|formed between the passageways 28 and 30 being a valve seat for thecylindrical valve 32 slidably mounted in the enlarged passageway 30. Thefront end of the passageway 30 communicates axially with a furtherenlarged bore 33 which allows longitudinal movement of an annular flange34 secured on the front end of the valve 32. Preferably, an O-ringpacking 35 is provided in a groove around the valve 32 positionedadjacent to its inner end, for sealing off fluid entering the bore 30when the valve is open. The rear end of the valve 32 may be providedwith a disk insert 36 of resilient material for making a tight seal withthe seat 3| when the valve is closed. A passageway or duct 3!communicates at its upper end with the bore 30 in front of the valveseat 31, and the duct 31 extends down- 'wardly at right angles fordischarging into a spout 38 screwed into the under portion of the bodyI2, as best shown in Fig. 6.

Referring to Fig. 9, the syrup inlet passageway 29 extendslongitudinally toward the front of the body I2 and communicates axiallywith an enlarged bore or passageway 30, the shoulder 31 formed betweenthe passageways 29 and 30' being a valve seat for a cylindrical valve 32slidably mounted in the bore 30'. The front end of the bore 30'communicates axially with a further enlarged bore 33' which allowslongitudinal movement of an annular flange 34 secured on the front endof the valve 32'. Preferably, an O-ring packing 35' is provided in agroove around the valve 32 adjacent to its inner end for sealin offfluid entering the bore 30' when the valve is open. The rear end of thevalve 32' is preferably provided with a disk insert 36 of resilientmaterial for making a tight seal with the valve seat 3I when the valveis closed.

As shown in Figs. 6 and 9, a discharge passageway or duct 39communicates at its upper end with the bore 30 in front of the valveseat 3I', and the duct 39 extends angularly downward and colnmunicatesat its lower end with the top end of a discharge tube 40 screwed intothe body and extending downwardly axially of the spout 38. The lower endof the tube 40 is even with or slightly below the bottom of the spout,so that the syrup is discharged from the tube at the center of the spoutinto a glass held thereunder.

Preferably, a disk M is secured within the top end of the spout 38 andhas an annular groove 42 in its upper surface into which the carbonatedwater from thevdischarge duct 31 discharges,

as shown in Fig. 6. An annular gasket 43 is inserted between the upperend of the spout and the faucet body I2 to form a leak-proof joint. Asshown in Figs. 6 and 7, the disk M is provided with a plurality ofcircumferentially spaced downwardly directed and outwardly angleddischarge ports 44 for discharging carbonated water from the annulargroove 42 downwardly along the inner surface of the spout.

Thus, the annular groove 42 forms with the faucet body I2 an annulartube of enlarged cross sectional areafor reducing the velocity andpressure of the carbonated water discharging from the duct 31, and thecombined area of the discharge ports 44 is several times that of thecross sectional area of the groove 42 so that a further reduction invelocity and pressure is effected causing the carbonated water to bedischarged smoothly onto the inner surface of the spout without anymaterial loss of carbon dioxide, in a condition sometimes called softsoda. When a glass is held under the spout 38, the syrup and carbonatedwater may be discharged simultaneously into the glass for being mixedtherein and the mixed drink contains a high proportion of carbon dioxidewhich is desirable.

The supply of syrup entering the syrup inlet passageway 29 from thesupply tube I8 is regulated at the source of syrup supply so that theamount of syrup discharged from the tube 40 is in proper proportion tothe amount of carbonated water being discharged simultaneously. However,means is provided in the syrup inlet passageway 29 for adjusting orregulating the syrup supply. This regulating means may be a screw 45which is screwed into the body with its shank 46 intersecting the inletpassageway 29. As shown in Fig. 9, the shank 46 has a port 4'! normallyat least partly in register with the passageway 29, and by slightlyturning the screw 95, this port may be adjusted to vary the amount ofsyrup flowing through the passageway 29.

The valves 32 and 32 are normally held closed by compression spring 48engaging the front ends of the valves. As shown in Figs. 4 and 9, thesesprings are preferably located in counterbores in the front ends of thevalves 32 and 32, and are held under compression by a cap plate 49 whichis removably attached to the front of the body |2 by screws 50. Themeans for selectively opening the valves 32 and 32' against the pressureof the springs 48 consists of actuating pins 5| and 5| longitudinallyslidably mounted in the body behind the flanges 34 and 34',respectively. As shown in Fig. 4, the pins are preferably hollow toreduce weight, and two pins are provided for each valve, one above andone below the center line, and preferably at the outside of the valve.The handle for selectively operating the valves 32 and 32 is indicatedat 52, and has a yoke 53 which is pivotally mounted on opposite sides ofthe body |2. Preferably, the yoke is attached at each side of the bodyto cylindrical blocks 54 which are swiveled in the body, and as shown inFigs. 8 and 11, each swiveled block is provided with a notched-out camsurface 55 for engaging the rear ends of the pin 5| or 5| located on thecorresponding side of the 52. Thus, a mixed drink of flavoring syrup andcarbonated water will be dispensed from the spout when the handle ismoved to either of the dotted positions shown in Fig. 1.

Now if it is desired to dispense only carbonated water when the handleis pushed rearwardly, the lower pin 5| engaging the flange 32' isremoved,

and thus with the handle 52 in the position of Fig. 8, the valve 32'will not be opened, but the valve 32 will be. If it should be desired todispense only syrup when the handle is pushed rearwardly, the lower pin5| which engages the flange 34 is removed, and the lower pin on theother side engaging the flange 34 is inserted, so that in the handleposition of Fig. 8, the valve 32 is opened but the valve 32 is not.Obviously, by removing one or the other of the upper pins 5| or 5|,syrup only or carbonated water only may be dispensed when the handle ispulled forwardly, and both syrup and carbonated water may then bedispensed simultaneously when the handle is pushed rearwardly.

The cap plate 59 is easily removed at any time by unscrewing the threescrews 59, whereupon the valves 32 and 32' may be removed and the entirethrough passageways 28, 3U, 33 and 29, 30', 33' may be thoroughlycleaned by'means of a suitable brush. At the same time, the valve seats3| and 3 may also be cleaned, as well as the seat inserts 35 on the endsof the valves. The passageways in the valve body are substantiallyselfcleaning, however, because the fluid makes only one right-angledbend within the body, and that occurs adjacent the valve seats 3| and 3|when the valves are moved axially away from the seats, allowing plentyof space for the liquids to flow from the inlet passageways 28 and 29into the discharge ducts 3i and 39. Moreover, the discharge ducts areeasily accessible for cleaning by merely unscrewing the spout 38 anddischarge tube 39.

In order selectively to discharge carbonated water under high pressurefrom the spout, for making ice cream sodas and the like, a third valve5] is slidably mounted above the other valves, preferably on thevertical center line of the body, as shown in Figs. 3and 6. The valve 51is slidably inserted from the front end of the body in a bore 58 havinga valve seat 59 at its rear end, and an inlet passageway 69 of reducedarea communlcates with the center of the valve seat 59 which is locatedslightly behind the valve seats 3| and 3|.

The inlet passageway 69 extends longitudinally rearward but terminatesshort of the rear end of the body, and the rear end of the passageway 69is connected by means of a downwardly and outwardly angled passageway 6|with the rear end of the inlet passageway 28, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5and 6. Thus, the carbonated water supply duct Ii supplies carbonatedwater to both the inlet passageways 28 and B9 in the faucet body l2. Avertical discharge duct 62 of small diameter extends downwardly from thebore'59 in front of the valve seat 59 and communicates at its lower endwith a discharge tube 63 which is screwed into the body and which passesthrough the disk 4| and terminates at the bottom of the spout.

A push lever handle 64 which may be a sheet metal stamping is preferablymounted on the cap plate 49 for operating the high pressure valve 51,and is preferably arranged so that it can conviently be operated bypushing against its lower end with the palm of the hand when the fingersare in position to grasp the handle 52. Preferably, the lever 64 isfulcrumed on its underside at 65 on a lug 66 secured on the front of thecap plate, and the upper end of the lever is pivotally connected at 6?to the outer end of a reduced shaft portion 68 extending forwardly fromthe valve 5'! through the cap plate.

Thus, pushing on the lower end of lever li l will pull outwardly on thevalve 51 and open the valve. A compression spring 69 is interposedbetween the cap plate 49 and a shoulder on the valve 5'! for urging thevalve toward closed position, and an O-ring packing T8 is located in agroove around the inner end portion of the valve to seal off the bore 58when the valve is open. Accordingly, the valve 51 may be selectivelyoperated independently of valves 32 and 32 for discharging carbonatedwater under relatively high pressure entering from the same supply tubeI! which supplies carbonated water to the inlet passageway 28.

When the cap plate 49 is removed, the valve 51 and spring 69 will beremoved with the cap, so

that the bore 58, valve seat 59 and inlet passageway 60 are entirelyopen for being cleaned with a suitable brush at the same time as theother valve bores and inlet passageways are cleaned. .Also, thedischarge passageway 62 is easily accessible for cleaning when the spout38 is unscrewed, merely by unscrewing the tube In addition to theadvantages of being economically constructed out of stainless steel barstock without requiring castings, and the ease of thoroughly cleaningthe valve seats and passageways without disconnecting the faucet fromthe faucet arm, the novel faucet of the present invention has theadvantage of giving an unusually.

large number of selections of beverage combina- 'tions, to suit a largevariety of conditions, mere- 1" Top Handle Forward Top Handle RearwmdFront Handle Mixed Drink 1 Mixed Drink High Pressure Soda.

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Mixed Drink Do. Soft Sodrn. Do. Syrupm D0. Soft Soda" Do.

Obviously, if tap water is supplied through one supply tube instead ofthe syrup, or instead of the soda, other combinations will result.

Moreover, if a third supply line is led in through the faucet arm, itcan be connected directly to inlet passageway 60 and angular passageway6| eliminated. This third supply line can supply tap water or fruitjuice concentrate to obtain numerous other combinations of plain water,soda, mixed carbonated beverages, and fruit juice, as desired.

In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity,clearness and understanding, but no unnecessary limitations are to beimplied therefrom beyond the requirements of the prior art, because suchwords are used for descriptive purposes herein and are intended to bebroadly construed.

Moreover, the embodiment of the improved construction illustrated anddescribed herein is by way of example, and the scope of the presentinvention is not limited to the exact details of construction.

Having now described the invention, the construction, the operation anduse of a preferred embodiment thereof, and the advantageous new anduseful results obtained thereby; the new and useful constructions, andreasonable mechanical 8 equivalents thereof obvious to those skilled inthe art, are set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, a valve seat ineach passageway, valves slidably insertable into said passageways fromthe front ends thereof for seating on said seats to close thepassageways, said body having discharge ducts communicating one witheach said passageway in front of the valve seat therein, spring means infront of said valves, a cap removably attached to the front of saidvalve body for compressin said springs, a flange on each valve, releasepins slidably mounted in said body engaging the rear side of saidflanges, and a handle pivoted on said body and having cam surfacesengaging said release pins selectively for opening the valves againstthe pressure of said springs.

2. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, a valve seat ineach passageway, valves slidably insertable into said passageways fromthe front ends thereof for seating on said seats to close thepassageways, said body having discharge ducts communicating one witheach said passageway in front of the valve seat therein, spring means infront of said valves, a cap removably attached to the front of saidvalve body for compressing said springs, a flange on one of said valves,a release pin slidably mounted in said body engaging the rear side ofsaid flange, a handle pivoted on the side of said body and having a camsurface selectively actuating said pin for opening said one valve,another of said valves having a shaft projecting forwardly through saidcap, and a handle lever pivoted to said projecting shaft for liftingsaid other valve off its seat.

3. In combination, a beverage dispenser faucet including a body havingfront and rear ends and syrup and carbonated water straight passagewaysextending longitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, saidpassageways terminating in a flat surface at the rear end of the body, afaucet arm shank having a front flat surface and syrup and carbonatedwater supply ducts terminating in said surface in register with thecorresponding passageways in the body, a nut on the shank screwed on therear end of the body for drawing said shank against the body, a valveseat in each passageway, valves extendingslidably into said passagewaysfrom the front end thereof for seating on said seats to close thepassageways, said body having discharge ducts communicating one witheach said passageway in front of the valve seat therein, spring means insaid passageways in front of said valves, a cap removably attached tothe front of said valve body for compressing said springs, a flange oneach valve, release pins slidably mounted in said body engaging the rearside of said flanges, and a handle pivoted on said body and having camsurfaces engaging said release pins selectively for opening the valvesagainst the pressure of said springs.

4. In combination, a beverage dispenser faucet including a body havingfront and rear ends and syrup and carbonated water straight passagewaysextending longitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, saidpassageways terminating in a fiat surface at the rear end of the body, afaucet arm shank having a front flat surface and syrup and carbonatedwater supply ducts terminating in said surface in register with thecorresponding passageways in the body, a nut on the shank screwed on therear end of the body for drawing said shank against the body, a valveseat in each passageway, valves extending into said passageways from thefront end thereof for seating on said seats to close the passageways,said body having discharge ducts communicating one with each saidpassageway in front of the valve seat therein, spring means in saidpassageways in front of said valves, a cap removably attached to thefront of said valve body for compressing said springs, a flange on oneof said valves, a release pin slidably mounted in said body engaging therear side of said flange, a handle pivoted on the side of said body andhaving a cam surface selectively actuating said pin for opening said onevalve, another of said valves having a shaft projecting forwardlythrough said cap, and a handle lever pivoted to said projecting shaftfor lifting said other valve off its seat.

5. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, a valve seat ineach passageway, valves slidable into said passageways from the frontends thereof for seating on said seats, said body having discharge ductscommunicating one with each pasageway in front of the valve seattherein, spring means in said passageways in front of said valves, a capremovably attached to the front of said valve body for compressing saidspring means to close the valves, and a handle pivoted on said valvebody for selectively actuating said valves, said valves and springsbeing removable when said cap is removed for cleaning said straightthrough passageways.

6. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, said passagewaysterminating in a flat surface at the rear end of said body whereby toregister with supply ducts terminating at the front end of a faucet arm,means for detachably connecting said body to said faucet arm, a valveseat in each passageway, valves slidable into said passageways from thefront ends thereof for seating on said seats, said body having dischargeducts communicating one with each passageway in front of the valve seattherein, spring means in said passageways in front of said valves, a capremovably attached to the front of said valve body for compressing saidspring means to close the valves, and a handle pivoted on said valvebody for selectively actuating said valves, said valves and springsbeing removable when said cap is removed for cleaning said straightthrough passageways.

7. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, a valve seat ineach passageway, valves slidable into said passageways from the frontends thereof for seating on said seats, said body having discharge ductscommunicating one with each passageway in front of the valve seattheresaid valves, a cap removably attached to the front of said valvebody for compressing said spring means to close the valves, a handlepivoted on said valve body for selectively actuating said valves, saidbody having a longitudinal second water passageway provided with a valveseat therein, a valve slidable into said second water passageway fromthe front end of said body for seating on the valve seat, a springbetween the second water valve and said cap, a separate handle leveroperatively connected to said second water valve and fulcrumed on saidcap, and all of said valves and springs being removable when the cap isremoved for cleaning said passageways and valve seats.

8. A beverage dispenser faucet including a body having front and rearends and syrup and carbonated water straight passageways extendinglongitudinally therethrough from one end to the other, said passagewaysterminating in a fiat surface at the rear end of said body whereby toregister with supply ducts terminating at the front end of a faucet arm,means for detachably connecting said body to said faucet arm, a valveseat in each passageway, valves slidable into said passageways from thefront ends thereof for seating on said seats, said body having dischargeducts communicating one with each passageway in front of the valve seattherein, spring means in said passageways in front of said valves, a capremovably attached to the front of said valve body for compressing saidspring means to close the valves, a handle pivoted on said valve bodyfor selectively actuating said valves, said body having a longitudinalsecond water passageway provided with a valve seat therein, a valveslidable into said second water passageway from the front end of saidbody for seating on the valve seat, a spring between the second watervalve and said cap, a separate handle lever operatively connected tosaid second water valve and fulcrumed on said cap, and all of saidvalves and springs being removable when the cap is removed for cleaningsaid passageways and valve seats.

9. A beverage dispenser faucet including a cylindrical body having frontand rear ends and passageways extending longitudinally entirely throughsaid body from one end to the other, a valve seat in each passageway,valves slidably inserted into said passageways from their front ends, acap removably attached to the front end of said body, springs betweensaid valves and said cap urging said valves against said seats, a handleselectively operatively connected to said valves, a substantiallycylindrical spout detachably connected to one side of said body, andsaid body having discharge ducts communicating one with each saidpassageway in front of the valve seat therein, said ducts dischargingseparately through said spout.

10. A beverage dispenser faucet including a cylindrical body havingfront and rear ends and at least three longitudinal passageways, a valveseat in each passageway, valves slidably inserted axially into saidpassageways from their front end, a cap removably attached to the frontend of said body, springs between said valves and said cap urging saidvalves against said seats, a handle pivoted on the side of said body andselectively operatively connected to two of said valves, and a secondhandle operatively mounted on said cap and connected through the cap tosaid third valve, all of said valves and springs being removable whenthe cap is removed for cleaning said passageways and valve seats.

11. A beverage dispenser faucet including a cylindrical body havingfront and rear ends and at least three longitudinal passageways, a valveseat in each passageway, valves slidably inserted axially into saidpassageways from their front end, a cap removably attached to the frontend of said body, springs between said valves and said cap urging saidvalves against said seats, a handle pivoted on the side of said body andoperatively connected to two of said valves, a second handle operativelymounted on said cap and connected through the cap to said third valve,all of said valves and springs being removable when the cap is removedfor cleaning said passageways and valve seats, a spout detachablyconnected to one side of said body, and said body having discharge ductscommunicating one with each passageway in front of the valve seattherein, said ducts discharging separately through said spout.

EARL J. HOUSEKEEPER.

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